I am not going to give 100's of examples but I am going to ask that people share ideas, give 100's of examples. Let's pretend there are no guns. Fellow monkey @ditch witch wrote-

It completely changes the game when you're left with nothing but golf clubs and shovels to defend yourself.

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Look around the room you are in, do you see something that you could use as a weapon?

Look around your kitchen, anything there? I see a cast iron fry pan that could be used in close contact. Knives, chili powder and basic forks could save you and your family. What could you put on the other side of the door or window to deter/slow someone from raiding your home? What about using all the cords in your home to tack across windows to slow invasion? Curtain rods, standing lamps, or dowels from the banister all can be used.

a sock full of wet sand or other heavy objects.... alternately a chain dogs leash with 8 ounce fishing weights on each end (home made Manriki) warning this is a very effective weapon but takes some skill/training to use

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In the matter of allies only two things are important. First, can he shoot? Second, will he aim at your enemy?

Ideas are more important then guns. If we wouldn’t let our opponents have guns, why would we let them have ideas? -Joseph Stalin

Thanks to Amazon Prime to enable easy purchase with delivery to our UPS Store box so that no one knows our actual home address except closest friends and family -- not even utilities or Internet ISP, since we keep them in another name. Thus, no one ever knocks on our door who we would need to answer.

Office
The model horses on my desk can put out an eye if you stab their legs into one.
The camera hurts if you swing it by it's strap.
Scissors. Nuff said.
The hand pump for my yoga ball has a 2" long needle on one end.
The numerous wine bottles in the rack by the Mr.'s desk smash nicely over someone's head.

We also have a few traditional bows, and I'm nagging for a compound bow.

Passive Deterrents
We've got a lot of scrap IBC tote cages that could be easily cut and affixed over windows to prevent easy access. Also a number of welded wire cow panels I use for trellises that could be relocated, used to cage off the front and back porch to slow someone down.
Add rabbit wire over them and that would stop bricks or molotovs being chucked through the windows.
Also a lot of pallets for my many pallet projects, and can cut the slats off them to board over entry points.

I have a wide variety of melee weapons scattered about the house. Several swords, clubs, a few hardwood canes, and several staffs, both wood and metal. My shield will stop a .38, and has done so. Quarterstaff is my first choice most of the time.

“Man’s mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not. His body is given to him, its sustenance is not. His mind is given to him, its content is not. To remain alive, he must act, and before he can act he must know the nature and purpose of his action. He cannot obtain his food without a knowledge of food and of the way to obtain it. He cannot dig a ditch-or build a cyclotron-without a knowledge of his aim and of the means to achieve it. To remain alive, he must think." John Galt (Ayn Rand)

Patents are not evil, profit is not a dirty word, providing for your family's future is not a sin, and what is mine is not your's just because you want it. Kellory.I have received NO secret government orders.(Watch for this notice to be removed)

In my desk at work I keep pepper spray but I also have other weapons. I have my letter opener, scissors and I keep golf tees, these fit nicely between my fingers facing outward. Plus a staple is heavy and good for throwing.

Anything that can be used as a force magnifier can be used effectively if that brain thing is in gear. When I walk outside at night with the dogs I eyeball the wrought iron bird feeder posts. Anything can be thrown, swung, or jabbed with.

"Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficient. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding."
-- Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis

FORCE : FIVE * Triumph of the Five:
Saw blades. "Thank God for Black and Decker"

“Man’s mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not. His body is given to him, its sustenance is not. His mind is given to him, its content is not. To remain alive, he must act, and before he can act he must know the nature and purpose of his action. He cannot obtain his food without a knowledge of food and of the way to obtain it. He cannot dig a ditch-or build a cyclotron-without a knowledge of his aim and of the means to achieve it. To remain alive, he must think." John Galt (Ayn Rand)

Patents are not evil, profit is not a dirty word, providing for your family's future is not a sin, and what is mine is not your's just because you want it. Kellory.I have received NO secret government orders.(Watch for this notice to be removed)